heeedreeez:



This is really serious. So if you add up the lawyer visitation time, that is over two years of waiting for family reunion visa

FrauPosh:
Berlin office? Oh really? Please what's the name of the office in particular? Is it the Bundesvervaltungsamt?

Didibk:
That's it o. If i knew it was going to take this long, i would have applied to go get married over there like someone whose comment is on this thread. It’s a similar process. The difference is that the process is the reverse.

pquaver:


I dont feel is faster that way ooo.. My friend and cousin too are still waiting.. My friend that 1 am sure we went to submit all the documents to standesamt im December and December the still wrote that the documents has been sent to German embassy in Nigeria for the verification (Urkundenüberprüfung).. It is this march that standesamt wrote that the embassy has acknowledged in writing receipt of the Dokument sent to them from Germany since December ooo.. Now the told us the process will take about 8 to 9 months... No be the same waiting? And don't forget my friend's wife has not even booked for interview, infact i am going to him to tell the wife to kukuma boook interview now oooo.. Cos to wait 9 months and still wait another 1and half for interview is too long if you ask me.. I think d best is getting married in an eu country like Dänemark and then submitting your marriage certificate for deutche urkunde.. That i believe is faster, there wont be need for verification again i believe because of the document are from danisch sources..

heeedreeez:



Thanks for the information. The Dänish process. Have you seen someone that tried it out or its just simply an opinion?

Localwomann:
Does anyone know if people from Dec 2022 have started getting mails?

Tessajohn820:
yes u can apply with neco.u can also certify at a high court.visa dates now are longer.it takes 1 year 6-9 months.

gloyal:


It'll take over one year even with pre-approval letter and the fast-tracked skilled immigrant visa thing??

Bmfunso:
Good day everyone, Please I have an important enquiry and any helpful information will be highly appreciated and most importantly if anyone has encountered similar challenge in the past.

My wife had her interview for family reunion last year June. All requirement fulfilled but in the end, the application was rejected on two grounds.
1. That we got married after I entered Germany and
2. That my study visa's validity was less than 1 year.

I appealed the rejection on the ground that i already found a full time job and I already submitted my application for full time Work permit at the Berlin Immigration and awaiting response.
Unfortunately, my application for the work permit was not approved by federal job agency in Berlin due to some issues (long story). All this back and forth took 6 months or thereabout. At the end, German embassy in Nigeria replied my appeal and finally rejected our appeal in January, 2024.

By the end of Feb. 2024, my work permit was finally approved and I wrote to embassy in Nigeria, we got an instant reply that we should book a new appointment. This is really sad, one can imagine waiting for another 16months or more to get a new appointment.

Meanwhile, while the issue was going back and forth since last year, we attempted to atleast book a new appointment for my wife since we didnt know what the outcome would be but the system was not allowing us and it kept saying "A different appointment with the same entry was already booked". When this first happened, we thought it was bcs our application was still ongoing. So now, after the final rejection, we still got the same error till this moment.
My questions now are:
1. Has anyone been faced with such scenerio before in term of not being able to book a new appointment after rejection?
2. What are the options available for us if we don't want to wait for another appointment which is over a year?

I forgot to add that we welcomed our first child in December last year. Would such development may atleast also move the German embassy in Nigeria to give or reduce the appointment waiting time?

Thanks for your anticipated response/s

Peters09:
VISA TESTIMONY ALERT!!!

How I Got My Intended Marriage (Family Reunion) Visa In 1 year.

This process is for the purpose of intended marriage in Germany to be married to my German Spouse.

28th June, 2022: Applied for appointment
September, 2022: Wifey collected required documents from me
2nd November, 2022: Wifey submitted documents for background check
16th January, 2023: Lawyer in Nigeria started the background check
4th May, 2023: Verified documents arrived back in Germany
26th May, 2023: Documents translated to German
29th June, 2023: Marriage Registration
20th July, 2023: Got appointment mail from the Embassy
10th August, 2023: Went for the Visa interview
8th September, 2023: Embassy requested for A1 German Language certificate
17th October, 2023: Submitted A1 certificate at the Embassy
30th October, 2023: ABH requested additional documents from Wifey
31th October, 2023:Documents submitted at ABH
1st November, 2023: Approval Mail to submit passport for Visa
2nd November, 2023: Passport and travel insurance was dropped off at the Embassy.
9th November, 2023: Received passport with visa via DHL
22nd November, 2023: Traveled to Germany
We got married in December 2023. Glory be to God....


We also made a detailed video of this timeline on our channel. Feel free to reach out to us if you have any questions.

Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0269japCgXI?si=82X5190dSxnGJGz7

FrauPosh:
It's been over 27 months now since I started this FRV process. My lawyer came for verification 10 months after my interview. As if that was not enough, it's been 5 months of resounding silence since the lawyer visited.
What's really going on? Has the duration of the whole process been changed? I just want to vent here. My head don full🤯😓😓

Mopricelezz:


Hello, for starters, congratulations on the arrival of your bundle of joy.

As regards the inability to book a new appointment for your wife, I'd suggest you write the embassy and explain the situation to them. Also, I hope you have done your baby's international passport, if yes, you need to book an appointment for your child ASAP, then when you are finally able to get the booking issue for your wife sorted, you can mail the embassy, requesting that they merge your wife and child's application.

UCEKE:

Hi dear, I visited this page again after a long time. I discovered you are yet to get approval. If you want something done fast get an immigration lawyer. This is my only advise.

FrauPosh:


The funny thing is that I have an immigration lawyer.

UCEKE:


I was in the same situation with you and the immigration lawyer handed everything. I was in copy of all the mails he sent to KVR and German Embassy. They had to refund me the 150k and apologize. Your lawyer need to work better

FrauPosh:


Omor nothing o.But we are hopeful.Thanks Optimisticprim for your concern. How is yours going too ? The matter tire me so I just chill dey look.

FrauPosh:


Ok. I ll try that. Thank you. Please do you have their phone number?

Euny1234:
Hello all
Trust you are all doing fine.
I really appreciate the effort put into this platform to educate all to success.

I want to ask a question.
Can one travel at the same time with a child (10 years)to Germany as a student without waiting for family reunification ?

I learned someone did so, though not from Nigeria. She gave the embassy tangible reasons, and she was allowed and traveled same time with the child to Germany for her school.

If yes, how can the child be included during interview because in this case, appointment has been booked without the child already. How can the child.

Can one write/call the embassy to know if the child can be involved in the interview 🤔

I'm curious. I will appreciate your response.

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